Brackenber, Low Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BB

Brackenber is a three-bedroom detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across 2001–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 is 49.5% above the 2012 sale price.